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Iraq Museum Reclaims 700 Stolen Artifacts
Iraq's National Museum welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.
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Oldest Human Ancestor Fossil Found
An ancient jawbone suggests people lived in Europe much earlier than thought.
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New Fossil Is World’s Oldest Plant-Eating Lizard
A rare fossil discovered in Japan is the oldest known plant-eating lizard, scientists say, shedding light on an evolutionary puzzle that stymied Charles Darwin.
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Mummified Dino Uncovered—Skin and All
The mummified remains of a duckbilled dinosaur are covered by hard, fossilized skin.
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Ancient Tomb Found on Greek Isle
Will an ancient Greek tomb be the key to finding the homeland of Homer's Odysseus?
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Oldest Primate Fossil in North America Discovered
A tiny, 55-million-year-old primate raises the controversial possibility that primates arrived in North America thousands of years before they reached Europe, a new study says.
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Dino-Era Seabird Fossils Found in New Zealand
Potentially new bird species that lived alongside the dinosaurs 65 million years ago are among a trove of fossils unearthed on the Chatham Islands, researchers announced.
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Giant “Frog From Hell"Fossil Found in Madagascar
Scientists working in Madagascar have found what may be the largest frog that ever lived?and it had an attitude to match, experts say.
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Egypt’s Earliest Farming Village Found
Before the pharaohs, a Stone Age people cultivated pigs, sheep, wheat, and barley in the village?Egypt's earliest known agricultural settlement?a new study says.
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Photos: Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Caves
A hundred years older than the first known European oil paintings, the newfound Afghan artworks were discovered where the Taliban destroyed giant Buddhas.
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